名詞 heuristic:

1. a commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase the probability of solving some problem
   同義詞：heuristic rule, heuristic program

形容詞 heuristic:

1. of or relating to or using a general formulation that serves to guide investigation

heu.ris.tic

adj.（形容詞）
Of or relating to a usually speculative formulation serving as a guide in the investigation or solution of a problem:
探索的：做為調(diào)查或解決問題的向?qū)У囊环N通常為推測性系統(tǒng)闡述的：
例句：
.The historian discovers the past by the judicious use of such a heuristic device as the ‘ideal type’.(Karl J. Weintraub)
.歷史學(xué)家明智地運(yùn)用稱為‘理想類型’的探索方法發(fā)現(xiàn)過去.(卡爾J.韋恩特勞伯)

Of, relating to, or constituting an educational method in which learning takes place through discoveries that result from investigations made by the student.
啟發(fā)式的：通過學(xué)生的調(diào)查研究獲得發(fā)現(xiàn)從而學(xué)習(xí)知識的一種教育方法的，作為該種方法的，或與此種方法有關(guān)的
Computer Science Relating to or using a problem-solving technique in which the most appropriate solution of several found by alternative methods is selected at successive stages of a program for use in the next step of the program.
【計(jì)算機(jī)科學(xué)】 試探的，啟發(fā)式的：通過可選擇的方法發(fā)現(xiàn)的幾種解決辦法中最合適的一種，在一個(gè)程序的連續(xù)階段被選擇出來以用于該程序的下一步的一種解決問題的技巧的應(yīng)用，或與該種技巧有關(guān)的
n.（名詞）
A heuristic method or process.
探索：探索性的方法或過程
heuristics (used with a sing. verb)The study and application of heuristic methods and processes.
heuristics （與單數(shù)動(dòng)詞連用）探試學(xué)：探試性方法及程序的研究和應(yīng)用

來源：
From Greek heuriskein [to find]
源自 希臘語 heuriskein [發(fā)現(xiàn)]

【引伸】
heuris.tically
adv.（副詞）